Bottle-washing machine.



' No. 843,056. PATENTBD PEB. 5,'1907. F. N.`YQUNG.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 6. 1906.

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BOTTLE-WASHING. MAoHlNE.

Specification of Letters Patent. y

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application filed December 6, 1906. Serial No 346.542.

To a/Z/ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREEMAN N. YOUNG,

of Arlington, county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Bottle-Transferring Devices for Bottle-Washing Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like 1o parts.

frame and are submerged in Water which isl contained in a suitable tank by the rotation of said frame. The rotatable frame, which supports the bottle-racks, is provided with open ends and with tracks which extend 2o lengthwise thereof, and thebottle-racks are adapted to be moved along on Said tracks, entering the frame at one end and leaving it at the opposite end. The bottle-racks are made as large as can be conveniently han- 2 5 dled, and the bottles are placed therein by hand and held by suitable bottle-engaging devices whichrare provided for the purpose. Bottles for reuse are usually returned in vthe shi ping cases or boxes and are taken, 3c from t e boxes and placedr in the bottleraeks, and considerable time is required and expense involved by this operation.

This'invention has for its object to provide lmeans for transferringthe bottles from the 3 5 cases orvboxes to thebottle-racks, and also for supporting said bottl'eracks relative to the washing-machine, so that they vmay be moved yalong fromy the transferring device to the rotatable frame of'said machine, thereby i 4o obviating the necessity of placing the bottles in the racks 'by handiand of placing the filled racksin the machine; f `l g l My` invention, however, .may be 4 used `in conjunction with machines other than wash- 4 5 ing-machines,if desired.

vFigure 1 shows in front elevation a' bottle- Washing machine embodying Ythis invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the machine ashown in Fig. 1,` taken on the dotted line2 2,

the bottle-transferring device being Shown in end elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine shown in Fig.. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical -section taken on` the dotted line 4 4,.

Fig. 1, showing particularly the guidesfor [sages-for the bottles. l tle-rack is moved into position beneath said the bottles, the box, and the slide. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of one of the bottle-'receiving spindles.

Referrin to Fig. 1, al represents the tr'acks lea ing to the bottle-washing machine (not Shown) which support the bottlera'cks' and on which said racks slide, said bottle-racks comprising a perforated plate c, from which depend the bottle-engaging devices c, all as shown in Letters Patent No. 780,488, above referred to.

d represents a Stationary upright frame suitably constructed to support the parts. The frame supports a pair of horizontal tracks d at a suitable elevation, which occupy a position in continuation of the tracks d10. The tracks d extend throughout the length of the frame d and at one end extend beyond said frame and at the opposite end meet the tracks al, thereby providing means extending throughout the length of said frame for supporting at least two bottleracks, onel within the frame and one on the extended tracks and for permitting thedischarge thereof at one end as an empty rack is introduced at the opposite end.

As shown in Fig. 1, an empty bottle-rack cc rests on the tracks d outside the frame and a filled bottle-rack rests kon the tracks within the frame. 'At the top'of the frame d a horizontal platform is shown, which extends over the top of the frame and also beyond the frame at one end. On said plat` form the boxes or cases g; containing the bottles, are placed in inverted position, the bot-- tles `thereby resting upon the platform. That portion of the latform within the frame is formed or provlded with a movable plate f2, which is adapted to slide in and out in ways provided for it in a direction preferably at right angles to the length of the latform, and said plate occupies a position ush with the'platform, sothat the inverted boxes vor cases may be pushed along on the platform to a position above said sliding plate, and when so moved the bottleswill rest onsaid plate. The platform is provided with guides d20 for the boxes or cases. A guide-block h is IOO supported by the frame just beneath the slid- I ing' plate f2 and above the` tracks -which support the bottle-rack, which is formed or pro` vided with a plurality of vertical guide-pas;

l'Vhen an empty boty guide-block and the plate f2 drawn o'ut, the bottles will move by gravity down through said guide-passages in a direction toward the bottle-rack.

To obviate the bottles too quickly entering the bottle-rack, with the consequent liability of breakage, a plurality of upright spindles i', are provided, which serve as independent supports for the bottles, and said spindles are supported by a frame i, mounted upon an upright post i2, which is suitably supported by the frame. The frame carrying the spindles is located below the tracks supporting the bottle-rack, so that an unobstructed Way is provided for the movement of the bottlerack along on the tracksabove the spindles. The frame carrying the spindles is adapted to be raised, so that the spindles project up through the openings in the bottle-rack, the upper ends of the spindle terminating close to the lower ends of the guide passages. The upper ends of the spindles are provided with cushions i3. (See Fig. 5.) Y

.To move the frame carrying the spindles up and down, a lever j is loosely connected to the upright post i2, whichis ivotally connected by a pivot-link j .to tie frame, and said lever is connected by a rod jz with one arm 7'3 of a bell-crank lever, the other arm of which extends upward and is formed or provided with a hand-piece, by which it may be operated. The frame. carrying the spindles is moved upward so as to bring the u per ends of the spindles close to the lower en s of the guide-passages before the sliding plate is drawn out, and then said plate is drawn out and the bottles, beingunsup orted, are caused to move by gravity down t rough the guidepassages onto the spindles. The frame carryin the spindles is then lowered, and the bott es carried by them descend and enter the bottle-rack, moving into engagement with the bottle-engaging devices thereof. The spindles therefore serve as independent supports for the bottles, receiving the same from the boxes or cases and delivering tliein to the rack. The filled' bottle-rackis then moved along'on the tracks onto the tracks al and an empty bottle-rack is moved into position beneath the guide-block in order that the o erations maybe repeated.

I o not desire to limit my invention to the particular construction of parts, as it is obvi ous that changes may be made, yet the'described functions or their equivalents subserved. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim aslnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the'character described, the combination of means for supporting a bottle-rack, means for supporting a box or case in inverted position above the bottle- (rack, having a movable bottle-supporting plate, which, when drawn out permits the bottles to move by gravity from the box or case to the bottle-rack, substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the character described, 'I

the combination of means for supportinga bottlerack, means for supporting a box-or case in invert-ed position above the bottlerack, having a movable bottle-supporting plate, which, when drawn out permits the bottles to move by gravity from the box or case to the bottle-rack, and guides for the bott-les, interposed between said supporting means for the box or case and the bottlerack, substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for supporting a bottle-rack, means for supporting a box 0r case in inverted position above the bottlerack, having a movable bottle-supporting plate, a set of upright spindles arranged with respect to the supporting means for the box or case, to receive the bottles from the box or case when said late is drawn out and means Jfor moving said) spindles to convey the bottles to the bottle-rack, substantially as described.

4. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination of means for supporting a bottle-rack, means for supporting a box or ease in inverted position above the bottlerack, having a` movable bottle-supporting plate, a set of upright spindles adapted to drawn out, and means for moving said spindles to convey the bottles to the bottle-rack, substantially as described.

5. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination of means for supporting a bottle-rack, means for supporting a box or ease in inverted position above the bottleraek, having a movable bottle-supporting plate, a set of upright spindles arranged with respect to the sup orting means for the box or case to receive t e bottles from the box or ease when said plate is drawn out, and a guide for the bottles interposed between said sup ortinv means' for the box or case and sai s indIes, substantially as described.

6. n a machine of the character described, A

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Maese supporting plate, which, when drawn out permits the bottles to move by gravity from the box or case to the bottle-rack, substantially as describ'ed.

f 8. In a machine of the character described,

j the combination of means for supporting a bottle-rack, means for supporting a box or case in inverted position abovesaid bottlerack, having. a movable bottle-supporting plate, a lurality of independent bottle-supports, a ame carrying them, and means for moving said frame to project the bottle-supports up through the bottle-rack, to a position to receive the bottles from the box or oase when said plate is drawn out and to subsequently convey said bottles to the bottlerack upon the descent thereof, substantially as described.

9` In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, means borne by it for supporting a bottle-rack, means, extending throughout its length, for supporting a series of boxes or cases ininverted position, having a movable bottle-supporting plate above the bottle-rack, which, when. drawn out permits the bottles to move by gravity from the boxes or cases into the bottle-rack, substantially as described.

10. Inl a machine of the character de-y l scribed,'the combination of a frame, means means, extending throughout the length of said frame, for supporting a series of boxes or cases in inverted .position and permitting the discharge thereof at one end as new boxes or cases are suppliediat the opposite end, and having a movable bottle-supporting plate above the bottle-rack, which, When drawn out permits the bottles to move by gravity fromthe boxes or cases into the bottle-rack, substantially as described.

l1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame having means extending throughout its length forA supporting the bottle-rack, and permitting the discharge thereof at one end as a new rack is supplied at the opposite end, means, extending throughout the length ofsaid frame, for supporting a series of boxes or cases in inverted position, permitting the discharge thereof at one end as new boxes or cases are supplied at the opposite end, and having a movable bottle-su porting plate above the bottle-rack, Whic when drayvn out permits the bottles to move by gravity from the boxes or cases into the bottle-rack, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed, my

name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

FREEMAN N. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

B JJ. NoYEs, H. B. DAVIS. 

